U.S. patent application number 17/194585 was filed with the patent office on 2021-06-24 for interactive system and device with gesture recognition function.
The applicant listed for this patent is PixArt Imaging Inc.. Invention is credited to NIEN-TSE CHEN, MENG-HUAN HSIEH, EN-FENG HSU, YU-HAO HUANG, HORNG-GOUNG LAI.
Application Number | 20210191525 17/194585 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 1000005444366 |
Filed Date | 2021-06-24 |
United States Patent
Application |
20210191525 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
LAI; HORNG-GOUNG ; et
al. |
June 24, 2021 |
INTERACTIVE SYSTEM AND DEVICE WITH GESTURE RECOGNITION FUNCTION
Abstract
Glasses with gesture recognition function include a glasses
frame and a gesture recognition system. The gesture recognition
system is disposed on the glasses frame and configured to detect
hand gestures in front of the glasses thereby generating a control
command. The gesture recognition system transmits the control
command to an electronic device to correspondingly control the
electronic device.
Inventors: |
LAI; HORNG-GOUNG; (Hsin-Chu
County, TW) ; HSU; EN-FENG; (Hsin-Chu County, TW)
; HSIEH; MENG-HUAN; (Hsin-Chu County, TW) ; HUANG;
YU-HAO; (Hsin-Chu County, TW) ; CHEN; NIEN-TSE;
(Hsin-Chu County, TW) |
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Applicant: |
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PixArt Imaging Inc. |
Hsin-Chu County |
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TW |
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Family ID: |
1000005444366 |
Appl. No.: |
17/194585 |
Filed: |
March 8, 2021 |
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Current U.S.
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1/1 |
Current CPC
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G06F 3/0304 20130101;
H04N 21/4223 20130101; H04N 7/188 20130101; G06F 3/017
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International
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G06F 3/01 20060101
G06F003/01; H04N 7/18 20060101 H04N007/18; H04N 21/4223 20060101
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Foreign Application Data
Date |
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Jul 6, 2012 |
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101124573 |
Claims
1. A device, comprising: a frame comprising a left frame, a right
frame and a connecting part connecting between the left frame and
the right frame, wherein the left frame, the right frame and the
connecting part are integrally formed; and a gesture recognition
system, comprising: an illumination device; and an image sensor
configured to capture image data, wherein the connecting part
connects the right and left frames along a transverse direction and
has an upper edge and a lower edge, and the illumination device and
the image sensor are both disposed inside the connecting part
between the upper edge and the lower edge, and the illumination
device and the image sensor are adjacent to each other along a
direction parallel to the transverse direction.
2. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the connecting part
connects only a part of the right frame and the left frame.
3. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the illumination
device has a same height with the image sensor inside the
connecting part.
4. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the connecting part
has a constant width smaller than a height of the right frame and
the left frame.
5. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the illumination
device is configured to emit infrared light.
6. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the frame further
comprises a left temple arm and a right temple arm respectively
connected to the left frame and the right frame.
7. The device as claimed in claim 6, further comprising a switch
device arranged on the left temple arm or the right temple arm, and
the switch device being configured to turn on or turn off the
gesture recognition system.
8. The device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a
transmission unit configured to wirelessly transmit a control
command.
9. The device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a
transmission unit configured to transmit the image data captured by
the image sensor.
10. An interactive system, comprising: a monitor; and a device,
comprising: a frame comprising a left frame, a right frame and a
connecting part connecting between the left frame and the right
frame, wherein the left frame, the right frame and the connecting
part are integrally formed; and a gesture recognition system,
comprising: an illumination device; an image sensor configured to
capture images, wherein the connecting part connects the right and
left frames along a transverse direction and has an upper edge and
a lower edge, and the illumination device and the image sensor are
both disposed inside the connecting part between the upper edge and
the lower edge, and the illumination device and the image sensor
are adjacent to each other along a direction parallel to the
transverse direction; a processor configured to recognize motion
track of an object according to the captured images to generate a
control command; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the
control command to the monitor to correspondingly control
information shown thereon.
11. The interactive system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the
control command comprises an ON/OFF command, a zooming command, a
page-turning command, a volume command and a channel-selection
command.
12. The interactive system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the
motion track comprises an upward track, a downward track, a
leftward track, a rightward track, a forward track, a backward
track and a rotation track of the object.
13. The interactive system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the
connecting part connects only a part of the right frame and the
left frame.
14. The interactive system claimed in claim 10, wherein the
illumination device has a same height with the image sensor inside
the connecting part.
15. The interactive system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the
connecting part has a constant width smaller than a height of the
right frame and the left frame.
16. The interactive system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the
device further comprises a left temple arm and a right temple arm
respectively connected to the left frame and the right frame.
17. The interactive system as claimed in claim 16, wherein the
device further comprises a switch device arranged on the left
temple arm or the right temple arm, and the switch device being
configured to turn on or turn off the gesture recognition
system.
18. An interactive system, comprising: a portable device,
comprising: a frame comprising a left frame, a right frame and a
connecting part connecting between the left frame and the right
frame, wherein the left frame, the right frame and the connecting
part are integrally formed; and a gesture recognition system,
comprising: an illumination device; an image sensor configured to
capture image data, wherein the connecting part connects the right
and left frames along a transverse direction and has an upper edge
and a lower edge, and the illumination device and the image sensor
are both disposed inside the connecting part between the upper edge
and the lower edge, and the illumination device and the image
sensor are adjacent to each other along a direction parallel to the
transverse direction; and a transmission unit configured to
transmit the image data captured by the image sensor; and an
electronic device comprising a processor configured to process the
image data to generate a control command.
19. The interactive system as claimed in claim 18, wherein the
electronic device comprises a display.
20. The interactive system as claimed in claim 18, wherein the
illumination device has a same height with the image sensor inside
the connecting part.
Description
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a continuation application of U.S.
patent application Ser. No. 16/780,079 filed on, Feb. 3, 2020,
which is a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser.
No. 16/196,898 filed on, Nov. 20, 2018, which is a continuation
application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/854,498 filed
on, Dec. 26, 2017, which is a continuation application of U.S.
patent application Ser. No. 13/929,061 filed on, Jun. 27, 2013,
which claims the priority benefit of Taiwan Patent Application
Serial Number 101124573, filed on Jul. 6, 2012, the full
disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND
1. Field of the Disclosure
[0002] This disclosure generally relates to eyeglasses and, more
particularly, to glasses with gesture recognition function.
2. Description of the Related Art
[0003] With the vigorous development of the smartphone technology,
the sensitivity and smoothness of the touch panel are also improved
for being operated and used on the users' cell phones. More and
more control gestures have been provided such as moving the thumb
closer to or farther away the index finger to perform zoom-in and
zoom-out functions, or moving the finger rightward to perform a
page-turning command. However, the gesture recognition methods
mentioned above are all performed through a touch panel.
[0004] In the present day, the optical gesture recognition has been
developed quickly due to the vigorous development of the multimedia
technology. For example, a user can control a smart TV to switch
channel or adjust volume by using hand gestures. However, current
gesture recognition devices are integrated with the electronic
device and the gesture recognition is performed by means of optical
sensing such that the operating distance is limited, e.g. the
technology disclosed in the U.S. Pat. No. 5,594,469.
SUMMARY
[0005] The present disclosure provides a gesture recognition system
that has a wireless transmission unit configured to transmit the
control command to an electronic device at a distance
therefrom.
[0006] The present disclosure further provides a device that
includes the above gesture recognition system so as to control the
electronic device at a distance therefrom.
[0007] Other objects and advantages of the present disclosure will
become more apparent from the technical features of the present
disclosure.
[0008] The present disclosure provides a device including a frame
and a gesture recognition system. The frame includes a left frame,
a right frame and a connecting part connecting between the left
frame and the right frame, wherein the left frame, the right frame
and the connecting part are integrally formed. The gesture
recognition system includes an illumination device and an image
sensor. The image sensor is configured to capture image data,
wherein the connecting part connects the right and left frames
along a transverse direction and has an upper edge and a lower
edge, and the illumination device and the image sensor are both
disposed inside the connecting part between the upper edge and the
lower edge, and the illumination device and the image sensor are
adjacent to each other along a direction parallel to the transverse
direction.
[0009] The present disclosure further provides an interactive
system including a monitor and a device. The device includes a
frame and a gesture recognition system. The frame includes a left
frame, a right frame and a connecting part connecting between the
left frame and the right frame, wherein the left frame, the right
frame and the connecting part are integrally formed. The gesture
recognition system includes an illumination device, an image
sensor, a processor and a transmission unit. The image sensor is
configured to capture images, wherein the connecting part connects
the right and left frames along a transverse direction and has an
upper edge and a lower edge, and the illumination device and the
image sensor are both disposed inside the connecting part between
the upper edge and the lower edge, and the illumination device and
the image sensor are adjacent to each other along a direction
parallel to the transverse direction. The processor is configured
to recognize motion track of an object according to the captured
images to generate a control command. The transmission unit is
configured to transmit the control command to the monitor to
correspondingly control information shown thereon.
[0010] The present disclosure further provides an interactive
system including a portable device and an electronic device. The
portable device includes a frame and a gesture recognition system.
The frame includes a left frame, a right frame and a connecting
part connecting between the left frame and the right frame, wherein
the left frame, the right frame and the connecting part are
integrally formed. The gesture recognition system includes an
illumination device, an image sensor and a transmission unit. The
image sensor is configured to capture images, wherein the
connecting part connects the right and left frames along a
transverse direction and has an upper edge and a lower edge, and
the illumination device and the image sensor are both disposed
inside the connecting part between the upper edge and the lower
edge, and the illumination device and the image sensor are adjacent
to each other along a direction parallel to the transverse
direction. The transmission unit is configured to transmit the
image data captured by the image sensor. The electronic device
includes a processor configured to process the image data to
generate a control command.
[0011] As mentioned above, the gesture recognition system of the
present disclosure includes a wireless transmission unit so that
the gesture recognition system has an operating distance. As the
gesture recognition system may be disposed on the glasses or other
portable devices, e.g. a Bluetooth earphone, a cell phone or a
tablet computer, it may be placed close to the user all the time.
The control command may be transmitted to the electronic device to
be controlled through the wireless communication unit of the
gesture recognition system to significantly extend the operating
distance compared to traditional systems. In addition, the gesture
recognition system may be disposed at different positions of the
glasses so as to improve the gesture operation. For example, the
gesture recognition system may be disposed at the connecting part
or the periphery of edges so that the gesture operation may have a
lower chance to block the line of sight. Furthermore, if the pair
of glasses itself includes the display unit for displaying images,
the gesture recognition system may not include the wireless
transmission unit; i.e. the control command generated by the
processor may be directly transmitted to the display unit to
correspondingly control the content shown on the glasses.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0012] Other objects, advantages, and novel features of the present
disclosure will become more apparent from the following detailed
description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying
drawings.
[0013] FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of the glasses with gesture
recognition function according to an embodiment of the present
disclosure.
[0014] FIG. 2 shows a schematic block diagram of the gesture
recognition system shown in FIG. 1.
[0015] FIG. 3 shows a schematic diagram of the glasses with
partially integrated structure.
[0016] FIG. 4 shows a schematic diagram of the gesture recognition
system in which the processor is integrated with an electronic
device.
[0017] FIGS. 5 and 6 show schematic diagrams of the glasses and
gesture recognition system thereof according to another embodiment
of the present disclosure.
[0018] FIGS. 7 and 8 show schematic diagrams of the glasses and
gesture recognition system thereof according to an alternative
embodiment of the present disclosure.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENT
[0019] The above or other technical contents, characteristics and
effects according to the present disclosure will become more
apparent from the following detailed description of a preferred
embodiment in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It is to
be understood that terms of direction used herein, such as upward,
downward, leftward, rightward, forward and backward, are only used
for reference but not used to limit the present disclosure.
[0020] FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of the glasses with gesture
recognition function according to an embodiment of the present
disclosure. Referring to FIG. 1, the glasses with gesture
recognition function 100 of this embodiment includes a glasses
frame 110, wherein a left lens 122 and a right lens 124 may be
embedded in the glasses frame 110. Specifically speaking, the
glasses frame 110 includes a left lens frame 112, a right lens
frame 114, a connecting part 116, a left temple arm 118a and a
right temple arm 118b. The connecting part 116 is configured to
connect the left lens frame 112 and the right lens frame 114. The
left temple arm 118a is connected to the left lens frame 112 and
the right temple arm 118b is connected to the right lens frame 114,
wherein the left and right temple arms 118a, 118b are used to
support and fix the glasses 100 on two sides of a user's head.
[0021] In one embodiment, the glasses frame 110 may have an
integrated structure; i.e. the left lens frame 112, the right lens
frame 114, the connecting part 116 and the left and right temple
arms 118a, 118b are formed integrally. The glasses frame 110 of
this embodiment is described with an example having a partially
integrated structure; i.e. only the left lens frame 112, the right
lens frame 114 and the connecting part 116 are formed integrally as
shown by the glasses 100 in FIG. 3, but the present disclosure is
not limited thereto.
[0022] Referring to FIG. 1, the glasses 110 of this embodiment
further include a gesture recognition system 130, wherein the
gesture recognition system 130 may be disposed on or in the glasses
frame 110. For example, the gesture recognition system 130 may be
disposed on the connecting part 116 of the glasses frame 110,
wherein an example of the gesture recognition system 130 in this
embodiment may be embedded in the connecting part 116. In another
embodiment, a part of the gesture recognition system 130 may be
embedded in the lens frames 112, 114 or the temple arms 118a, 118b
and the rest part thereof is exposed outside the lens frames 112,
114 or the temple arms 118a, 118b. In this manner, the hand waving
of a user may not be performed in front of the user and the hand
waving may be performed at the left-front or right-front of the
user in order not to block the line of sight. In another
embodiment, the gesture recognition system 130 may also be hung on
the glasses 100 such that users with myopia may directly hang the
gesture recognition system 130 on their glasses without using an
additional pair of glasses.
[0023] In this embodiment, the gesture recognition system 130 may
include an image sensor 132 and a processor 134, wherein the image
sensor 132 is configured to successively capture images that
contain a motion track of the user's hand, and the processor 134 is
configured to receive the images and generate a control command C1
according to the motion track of the user's hand as shown in FIGS.
1 and 2, wherein FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram of the gesture
recognition system 130 of FIG. 1.
[0024] In one embodiment, the gesture recognition system 130 may
include a transmission unit 136 configured to transmit the control
command C1 to an electronic device 200 to correspondingly control
the electronic device 200, e.g. controlling the ON/OFF of the
electronic device 200, zoom-in or zoom-out of the screen
information shown on the electronic device 200, the cursor shown on
the screen of the electronic device 200, or the page-turning
command of the screen information shown on the electronic device
200. In other words, the control command C1 may be an ON/OFF
command, a zoom-in or zoom-out command, a command turning to a
previous page or a next page, a volume command or a
channel-selection command.
[0025] In this embodiment, the electronic device 200 may be a
display device (e.g. a TV or a monitor), a portable electronic
device (e.g. a cell phone or a tablet computer), home appliance or
a vehicle electronic device. More particularly, the electronic
device 200 preferably includes a receiving unit 210 configured to
receive the control command C1. In other words, the glasses 100 of
this embodiment may wirelessly transmit the control command C1 to
the electronic device 200 to accordingly control the electronic
device 200. In this manner, it is able to provide control on the
electronic device 200 at a distance therefrom without being limited
by a far distance between the user and the electronic device to
avoid the condition that the gesture recognition system is unable
to detect gestures of the user's hand. It should be mentioned that,
in some cases, the user may not want to use the wireless
communication due to the electromagnetic radiation and the gesture
recognition unit 130 of the glasses 100 may be connected to the
electronic device 200 via a cable in another embodiment.
[0026] In addition, in order to improve the performance of
recognizing the hand motion, the gesture recognition system 130 may
further include an illumination device 138, wherein the
illumination device 138 is configured to provide a light beam L1
and the image sensor 132 is configured to receive reflection of the
light beam L1 reflected from the hand motion of the user and to
generate a plurality of images. Similarly, the processor 134 is
configured to receive the images and generate the control command
C1 mentioned above according to the motion track of the user's
hand. In this embodiment, the illumination device 138 may be one
capable of providing infrared light, whereas the image sensor 132
may be one capable of sensing infrared light, wherein as there is
generally no object between the hand motion of the user and the
glasses 100, the gesture recognition system 130 on the glasses 100
is able to recognize the motion track of the user's hand
correctly.
[0027] In one embodiment, the glasses 100 may further include a
switch device 140, wherein the switch device 140 may be disposed on
the glasses frame 110 as shown in FIG. 1. Specifically speaking,
the switch device 140 may be configured to turn on or turn off the
gesture recognition system 130 so as to effectively reduce the
power consumption as well as prevent recognition error.
[0028] In addition, the glasses 100 of this embodiment may or may
not be embedded with the lens 122, 124 according to the preference
of the user. In one embodiment, the left and right lens 122, 124 in
the glasses frame 110 of the glasses 100 may be corrective lenses,
plain glass lenses or lens capable of displaying images, wherein
the lens capable of displaying images may include OLED display
panel having high transparency as shown by the glasses 100a and
gesture recognition system 130a thereof in FIGS. 5 and 6.
Specifically speaking, as the lens 122a, 124b of the glasses 110a
may directly display images, the wireless transmission unit 136
mentioned above may not be implemented in the gesture recognition
system 130a and the processor 134 may directly transmit the control
command C1 to the lens 122a, 124a to directly control the content
shown on the lens 122a, 124a.
[0029] In another embodiment, the content shown on the lens may
also be formed by projection; i.e. the glasses 100b may further
include a projection device 150, wherein the projection device 150
may directly project images onto the lens 122, 124 as shown by the
glasses 100a and gesture recognition system 130b thereof in FIGS. 7
and 8. Similarly, as the lens 122, 124 of the glasses 100b may
directly show images through projection, the wireless transmission
unit 136 may not be implemented in the gesture recognition system
130a and the processor 134 may directly transmit the control
command C1 to the projection device 150 to directly control the
content projected on the lens 122, 124.
[0030] It should be mentioned that the gesture recognition systems
130, 130a and 130b generate the aforementioned control command by
using their own processor 134 to process the gesture images
received. In one embodiment, the processor 134 may be integrated
with the electronic device 200; i.e. the gesture recognition system
130c may utilize a control unit 131 to transmit the captured image
data Il to the electronic device 200 through the transmission unit
136 and the processor 134 of the electronic device 200 processes
the image data to generate the control command C1 mentioned above
as shown in FIG. 4, wherein FIG. 4 shows a schematic diagram of the
gesture recognition system in which the processor is integrated
with the electronic device 200.
[0031] As mentioned above, the gesture recognition system and the
glasses with gesture recognition function according to the
embodiment of the present disclosure have at least following
advantages. First, the gesture recognition system has a wireless
transmission unit so that the gesture recognition system has an
operating distance from the devices to be controlled. As the
gesture recognition system may be disposed on the glasses or other
portable devices, e.g. a Bluetooth earphone, a cell phone or a
tablet computer, it may be placed close to the user all the time.
The control command may be transmitted to the electronic device to
be controlled through the wireless communication unit of the
gesture recognition system to significantly extend the operating
distance compared to traditional systems.
[0032] In addition, the gesture recognition system may be located
at different positions of the glasses so as to improve the gesture
operation. For example, the gesture recognition system may be
disposed at the connecting part or the periphery of edges so that
the gesture operation may have a lower chance to block the line of
sight. Furthermore, if the glasses have the display unit for
displaying images, the gesture recognition system may not include
the wireless transmission unit; i.e. the control command generated
by the processor may be directly transmitted to the display unit to
accordingly control the content shown on the glasses.
[0033] Although the disclosure has been explained in relation to
its preferred embodiment, it is not used to limit the disclosure.
It is to be understood that many other possible modifications and
variations can be made by those skilled in the art without
departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure as
hereinafter claimed. Furthermore, any embodiment or claim of the
present invention is not necessary to achieve all objects,
advantages, and novel features disclosed herein. Meanwhile, the
summary and title are only for searching of patent documents but
not to limit the disclosure.
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